Christopher Chang

Christopher J. Chang
Born	1974 Ames, Iowa
Residence	Berkeley, California
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	UC Berkeley
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Daniel G. Nocera

Christopher J. Chang is a chemist at the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, a recipient of several young scientist awards for his research in bioinorganic chemistry, molecular and chemical biology.^[1][2]

His research interests include molecular imaging sensors for the study of redox biology^[3][4] and metals,^[5] especially as applied to neuroscience and immunology, metal catalysts for renewable energy cycles, and green chemistry.^[1]

Awards

• Davison Thesis Prize (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003) ^[1]
• Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award (2004) ^[1]
• Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award (2005) ^[1]
• American Federation for Aging Research Award (2005) ^[1]
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2006) ^[1]
• Paul Saltman Award, Metals in Biology GRC (2008) ^[1]
• Amgen Young Investigator Award (2008) ^[1]
• Hellman Faculty Award (2008) ^[1]
• Bau Award in Inorganic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008) ^[1]
• 2008: TR35: Technology Review magazine Young Innovator Award^[6]
• Astra Zeneca Excellence in Chemistry Award (2009) ^[1]
• Novartis Young Investigator Award in Organic Chemistry (2009) ^[1]

Personal life

Christopher is married to his colleague from the department of chemistry, Michelle Chang, another 2008 TR35 award recipient.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Faculty profile
2. ^ http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/cjcgrp/
3. ^ http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/v3/n5/abs/nchembio871.html
4. ^ http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja802355u
5. ^ http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ja907778b?prevSearch=domaille%2Bchang&searchHistoryKey=
6. ^ TR35 Award
7. ^ "National magazines tout two chemists and two astronomers as top innovators in their fields", UC Newsroom, August 22, 2008 (retrieved January 26, 2010)

Persondata
Name	Chang, Christopher
Alternative names
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Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Ames, Iowa
Date of death
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